on (by) his own showing
1every cock will crow upon his own dunghill — Everyone is confident or at ease when on home ground. Cf. SENECA Apocolocyn tosis vii. gallum in suo sterquilinio plurimum posse, the cock is most powerful on his own dunghill; the work is a satire on Claudius’ deification at death, and Seneca is …
2his — [ weak ız, strong hız ] function word *** His is the possessive form of he, which can be used in the following ways: as a possessive determiner (followed by a noun): He gave me his address. as a possessive pronoun (without a following noun): My… …
3own — own1 [ əun ] function word *** Own can be used in the following ways: as an adjective (after a possessive word and followed by a noun): We grow our own vegetables. It s the president s own fault. as a pronoun (after a possessive word but without… …
4own */*/*/ — I UK [əʊn] / US [oʊn] adjective, pronoun Summary: Own can be used in the following ways: as an adjective (after a possessive word and followed by a noun): We grow our own vegetables. ♦ It s the president s own fault. as a pronoun (after a… …
5his */*/*/ — strong UK [hɪz] / US weak UK [ɪz] / US determiner, pronoun Summary: His is the possessive form of he, which can be used in the following ways: as a possessive determiner (followed by a noun): He gave me his address. as a possessive pronoun… …
6his */*/*/ — weak [ɪz] , strong [hɪz] grammar word summary: His is the possessive form of ‘he , which can be: ■ a determiner: He gave me his address. ■ a pronoun: My computer didn t cost as much as his. 1) used for showing that something belongs to or is… …
7Races and creatures in His Dark Materials — This is a list of fictional races and creatures in the His Dark Materials series by Philip Pullman. Contents 1 Armoured Bears (panserbjørne) 1.1 Description 1.2 Society 1.3 …
8A Clone of My Own — Infobox Futurama episode episode name = A Clone of My Own caption = The Professor s clone, Cubert Farnsworth. episode no = 23 prod code = 2ACV10 airdate = April 9, 2000 country = USA writer = Patric M. Verrone director = Rich Moore opening… …
9In Case You Didn't Feel Like Showing Up — Infobox Album | Name = In Case You Didn t Feel Like Showing Up Type = live Artist = Ministry Released = 1990 Genre = Industrial metal Length = 39:47 Label = Sire/Warner Bros. Records 26266 Producer = Hypo Luxa Hermes Pan Reviews = *Allmusic… …
10Portrait of Alof de Wignacourt and his Page (Caravaggio) — Infobox Painting| title=Portrait of Alof de Wignacourt artist=Caravaggio year=1607 1608 type=Oil on canvas height=195 width=134 city=Paris museum=Louvre Portrait of Alof de Wignacourt with his Page (c. 1607 1608) is a painting by the Italian… …
